Prediction: Titans 23, Colts 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Indianapolis Colts |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 26 |
Andrew Luck |
Pass: 130, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0 |
| QB 27 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
Pass: 165, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 26 |
Dan Herron |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 40 |
Trent Richardson |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 27 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 4-65, 1 TD |
| WR 38 |
T.Y. Hilton   |
Rec: 4-60, 0 TD |
| WR 61 |
Donte Moncrief |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 63 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| TE 10 |
Coby Fleener  |
Rec: 4-45, 0 TD |
| K 12 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 18 |
Defense / ST |
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 24 |
Charlie Whitehurst |
Pass: 235, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 30 |
Bishop Sankey |
Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 45 |
Shonn Greene |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
| WR 43 |
Kendall Wright |
Rec: 4-55, 0 TD |
| WR 49 |
Nate Washington |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 88 |
Derek Hagan |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 4 |
Delanie Walker |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| K 14 |
Ryan Succop |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 14 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Colts Since entering NFL in 2012, QB Andrew Luck has 12,797 pass yards, most of any SB-era QB in 1st 3 seasons. 1 of 2 SB-era QBs to guide team to 10+ reg.-sea. wins in each of 1st 3 NFL seasons (RUSSELL WILSON). Leads NFL with 38 TD passes & needs 2 to become 8th player in history with 40+ TD season...RB Trent Richardson had 99 scrimmage yards in last meeting (47 rush, 52 rec.) with rush TD... In past 11, WR T.Y. Hilton has 66 rec. for 1,159 yards with 7 TDs, incl. 6 100-yard games. Has TD in 3 of past 4. Leads team with 1,345 rec. yards & needs 55 to join WRs MARVIN HARRISON & Reggie Wayne as only Colts with 1,400+ yard rec. season. WR Reggie Wayne has TD catch in 3 of past 4 vs. Titans. Had 119 yards & TD in last meeting. WR Hakeem Nicks has 4,981 career receiving yards & needs 19 to reach 5,000... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads AFC with 131 tackles. DT Arthur Jones had sack last week.
 Titans Last week, QB Charlie Whitehurst completed 24 of 35 passes (68.6 pct.) for 287 yards with 1 TD for 0 INTs for 102.9 rating. Has passed for career-high 1,254 yards this season. Rushed for career-high 40 yards in last meeting... RB Bishop Sankey (Round 2, No. 54 overall) ranks 4th among AFC rookies in rush yards (551). Last week, RB Shonn Greene reached 4,000 career rush yards (4,016). Last week, RB Leon Washington led team with 7 catches for 62 yards (2nd-highest career total) with TD... In past 2, WR Kendall Wright has 11 catches for 205 yards (102.5 per game) with TD, including 4 receptions for 73 yards last week vs. Jax. Since joining Titans in 2009, WR Nate Washington leads team in rec. (307), rec. yards (4,591) & TD rec. (28). TE Delanie Walker ranks 2nd among AFC TEs in rec. yards (847), club single-season record for TEs. Has 2,883 career rec. yards & needs 117 to reach 3,000... S Michael Griffin leads team with 103 tackles. LB Derrick Morgan had 2 sacks last week & needs half sack to surpass career-high 6.5 sacks in 2012. Aims for 3rd in row with sack.
Results and Schedule
| Indianapolis Colts |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
DEN |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2014-09-15 |
PHI |
H |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
JAC |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
TEN |
H |
W 41-17 |
+24 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
BAL |
H |
W 20-13 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2014-10-09 |
HOU |
A |
W 33-28 |
+5 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
CIN |
H |
W 27-0 |
+27 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
PIT |
A |
L 34-51 |
-17 |
| 9 |
2014-11-03 |
NYG |
A |
W 40-24 |
+16 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
NE |
H |
L 20-42 |
-22 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
JAC |
H |
W 23-3 |
+20 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
WAS |
H |
W 49-27 |
+22 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
CLE |
A |
W 25-24 |
+1 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
HOU |
H |
W 17-10 |
+7 |
| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
DAL |
A |
L 7-42 |
-35 |
| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
TEN |
A |
W 27-10 |
+17 |
| WC |
2015-01-04 |
CIN |
H |
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Injury Report
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| Tennessee Titans |
| Questionable |
QB Zach Mettenberger (shoulder)
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| IR |
TE Brett Brackett (knee, 12/16/2014)
ILB Zach Brown (shoulder, 9/16/2014)
WR Justin Hunter (spleen, 12/2/2014)
QB Jake Locker (shoulder, 12/15/2014)
ILB Colin McCarthy (shoulder, 8/26/2014)
RB Dexter McCluster (knee, 12/18/2014)
SS Bernard Pollard (achilles-tendon, 10/8/2014)
TE Craig Stevens (thigh, 10/18/2014)
TE Taylor Thompson (knee, 11/5/2014)
CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson (shoulder, 12/9/2014)
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Offense Stats Comparison
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IND
Offense |
TEN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
21.3 |
17.3 |
21.7 |
IND |
| Rushing yards |
87.0 |
71.3 |
111.9 |
IND |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.00 |
3.40 |
4.21 |
IND |
| Completion % |
59.0% |
58.8% |
62.5% |
IND |
| Passing yards |
253.5 |
253.8 |
230.2 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.43 |
12.48 |
10.67 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.74 |
7.34 |
6.67 |
TEN |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
TEN |
| Fumbles lost |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
TEN |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
IND |
| 3rd down conversions |
39.2% |
31.5% |
39.0% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
40.0% |
28.6% |
46.3% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
26:47 |
27:12 |
30:03 |
TEN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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IND
Defense |
TEN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
25.8 |
31.8 |
21.7 |
IND |
| Rushing yards |
114.8 |
149.3 |
111.9 |
IND |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.93 |
4.65 |
4.21 |
IND |
| Completion % |
61.3% |
63.6% |
62.5% |
IND |
| Passing yards |
199.0 |
225.3 |
230.2 |
IND |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.27 |
10.46 |
10.67 |
TEN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.91 |
6.65 |
6.67 |
TEN |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
IND |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
IND |
| Sacks |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
TEN |
| 3rd down conversions |
39.2% |
46.2% |
39.0% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
100.0% |
46.3% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
33:13 |
32:48 |
30:03 |
TEN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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IND |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
5.3 |
6.6 |
8.7 |
TEN |
| Yards per kick return |
29.5 |
23.8 |
23.1 |
IND |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
7.4 |
9.3 |
8.7 |
IND |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
20.8 |
29.4 |
23.1 |
IND |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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IND |
TEN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.8 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
TEN |
| Penalty yards |
48.5 |
52.0 |
54.8 |
IND |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2014 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 11 to 16 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
9 |
2002-11-03 |
TEN |
IND |
23-15 |
TEN |
| 2002 |
14 |
2002-12-08 |
IND |
TEN |
17-27 |
TEN |
| 2003 |
2 |
2003-09-14 |
TEN |
IND |
7-33 |
IND |
| 2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
IND |
TEN |
29-27 |
IND |
| 2004 |
2 |
2004-09-19 |
IND |
TEN |
31-17 |
IND |
| 2004 |
13 |
2004-12-05 |
TEN |
IND |
24-51 |
IND |
| 2005 |
4 |
2005-10-02 |
IND |
TEN |
31-10 |
IND |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
TEN |
IND |
3-35 |
IND |
| 2006 |
5 |
2006-10-08 |
TEN |
IND |
13-14 |
IND |
| 2006 |
13 |
2006-12-03 |
IND |
TEN |
17-20 |
TEN |
| 2007 |
2 |
2007-09-16 |
IND |
TEN |
22-20 |
IND |
| 2007 |
17 |
2007-12-30 |
TEN |
IND |
16-10 |
TEN |
| 2008 |
8 |
2008-10-27 |
IND |
TEN |
21-31 |
TEN |
| 2008 |
17 |
2008-12-28 |
TEN |
IND |
0-23 |
IND |
| 2009 |
5 |
2009-10-11 |
IND |
TEN |
31-9 |
IND |
| 2009 |
13 |
2009-12-06 |
TEN |
IND |
17-27 |
IND |
| 2010 |
14 |
2010-12-09 |
IND |
TEN |
30-28 |
IND |
| 2010 |
17 |
2011-01-02 |
TEN |
IND |
20-23 |
IND |
| 2011 |
8 |
2011-10-30 |
IND |
TEN |
10-27 |
TEN |
| 2011 |
15 |
2011-12-18 |
TEN |
IND |
13-27 |
IND |
| 2012 |
8 |
2012-10-28 |
IND |
TEN |
19-13 |
IND |
| 2012 |
14 |
2012-12-09 |
TEN |
IND |
23-27 |
IND |
| 2013 |
11 |
2013-11-14 |
IND |
TEN |
30-27 |
IND |
| 2013 |
13 |
2013-12-01 |
TEN |
IND |
14-22 |
IND |
| 2014 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
TEN |
IND |
17-41 |
IND |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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